To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Alcoholism: People do recover and gain control of their lives
Share this:
THIS month is Alcoholics Anonymous Awareness Month. It is our hope, as Non-Alcoholic Trustees of AA Great Britain, that this letter will change the perception of Alcoholics Anonymous and dispel various myths and prejudices about AA.
AA is a mutual help organisation which has evolved over nearly 80 years. It is based on the collective knowledge of sufferers who have achieved sobriety through sharing their experiences as to how to achieve that recovery.
There is growing scientific awareness showing the effectiveness of introducing patients to AA, and the therapeutic benefits of sustained recovery when patients join AA.
The image of AA in North America appears to be more positive than it is in Great Britain.
However, that is changing – the economic climate is perhaps encouraging more creative solutions to our national drinking problems.
There are many and regular AA meetings throughout Great Britain amd the help is free to the sufferer, as well as to the State. AA accepts no external donations. It is entirely self-funding.
The underlying stability of AA is achieved by the recovering alcoholic reaching out to the still suffering drinker. This simple act reinforces his or her own sobriety.
AA is not a religious organisation. There are people from all walks of life and every persuasion. There are people who are atheists and agnostics, and others who belong to formalised religions. It does not matter what your beliefs are, nor will anyone try and persuade you to change your beliefs.
The individual’s first step is to contact AA – the local phone is number 726681 – and to attend an AA meeting. A member from AA will be willing to have an initial meeting and share his or her experiences of the illness and their recovery.
Contacting AA can be daunting and someone from AA will be willing to help in getting someone, or accompanying them, to their first meeting.
AA started in England in 1947, Scotland in 1948 and Wales in 1951. With decades of collective experience and a world-wide reach, AA is a remarkable survivor and remains highly relevant after all these years.
So if you know of someone whose drinking is causing difficulties in their lives, a first step could be to recommend attending AA.
The important message is that people can and do recover from this illness to regain control over their lives.
Related